Agapanthus (SW 9066)
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Agapanthus (SW 9066) is a medium, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 56, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Agapanthus
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Agapanthus by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper blue, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Agapanthus, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Feather Soft | 1431 | 56.6 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | California Lilac | 600A-3 | 56 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Over the Moon | 4003-7B | 52 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Blue Opal | 10-17 | 56 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Agapanthus (LRV 56) by LRV.
Lighter than Agapanthus
Darker than Agapanthus
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9066 |
| Hex | #BBC5DE |
| RGB | 187, 197, 222 |
| HSL | 223°, 35%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.5, 1.6, -13.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Agapanthus (SW 9066), published as #BBC5DE
#A8BBDC
#CECFDE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Agapanthus (SW 9066)?
- Agapanthus has an LRV of 56. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Agapanthus is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Agapanthus in another brand?
- Feather Soft (BM 1431) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Agapanthus warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Agapanthus as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -13.6; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.